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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:28 AM Original message |
Birth of the first global super-union (Happy New Year workers) |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. Woo hoo! |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. The jobs will be outsourced to Asia. n/t |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Inevitable. Or replaced by tech that makes people obsolete. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Like the tractor did to all the jobs in agriculture? |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 08:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
23. well... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. The tractor was a wonderful invention BUT today many of those |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 06:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. drawbacks? what drawbacks? |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 07:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Many of my neighbors when I was living in Iowa were worried about |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. joe hill is smiling in heaven |
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Selteri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. Wow, 2007 hasn't quite happened and already good things |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
5. Happy to give this its fifth recommendation. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
6. HAHA! How long until the peasants storm the castle? |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
7. Are they going to sign a pact with workers in the rest of the world? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:06 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. The rest of the world clearly does not need any help. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. So you think workers in most of Africa are doing just fine? |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I don't put much stock in China's boasting. n/t |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 07:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. I'll eat my socks if it turns out there is less poverty in China |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Gotta start somewhere. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 07:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. It is *not* because the USW don't care about the rest of the world's workers |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 04:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. So will they move to help the workers in Slovakia mentioned in the article? |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 05:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. I think it is the Steelworkers Union that also has associate members |
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LetsThink (216 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
11. One Step in a Good Direction..... |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. that is who this is aimed against |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. This is to unite Workers under Global Union |
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Nite Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
16. This is great! |
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Mark E. Smith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
17. Awesome |
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bperci108 (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
19. Well, what can I say but: |
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Nikki Stone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
21. It had to happen. Unions must go global to keep up |
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carnie_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
24. I've been saying since |
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lovuian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:22 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. They are Interested now it seems |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. Now that is some good news... |
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Grateful for Hope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
27. WOW! |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Workers of the world unite! |
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LibertyorDeath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yeah...... Hell Yeah ! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
35. I love this n/t |
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Morgana LaFey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
36. FABULOUS news, long overdue nt |
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buddysmellgood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
37. A great first step. |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-31-06 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
38. Workers of the world, unite! nt. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-01-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
39. I tried to reccomend this but it's too late. |
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